Nationalism and Youth.

In a world that lived through the modern times of bustling cities, filled with people socially on phones or people on the street. Cars and vehicles filling the roads every hours and minutes. With buildings stood taller and lights illuminates in the dark. Throughout the day and night, there was almost no difference. We lived in peace with our troubles that made us live until now.

But we have forgotten, "that" difference of day and night. The light that only occupies during the day, and the darkness that occupies during the night. What if we were thrown into that darkness again? The days where people struggled to live? The days where people died of fighting the foreign invaders?

And the nights, that was only illuminated by candles, lanterns and oil lamps?

We simply forgotten that difference, due to the comfort life we had.

“Young people get the foolish idea that what is new for them must be new for everybody else too. No matter how unconventional they get, they're just repeating what others before them have done.”
―After The Banquet, Yukio Mishima.

Young people like us are easily influenced, aren't we?

Perhaps it's hard to tell about nationalism to young people. How far and so hard has it been that the older generations have went, to reach independence. Yet, when independence have reached, violence and skirmishes with the communist occurred.

That's right when the elders say, "When you are young, you are not stupid. You are just naive."

Many didn't know, that our National Monument or Tugu Negara was built twice. As it was damaged by a bomb detonated by communist guerrillas.

It's not a sad case when people don't know much of one's country. But it is a shame when one say he is no longer proud of his country. As if to say, he denounced his citizenship. It's a dishonor to the country.

I have seen changes, when the people of my age started their voice in talking about politics after the 13th General Election. It was good, at least the youth are starting to think of some revolutionist and visionary ideas for our nation. With some agreed and some disagreed.
Generally I do not think it is wrong, for one to express his ideas and opinion for the better. I respect their authority to do so. I followed around the news of politics whether it may be local or international. I have my own views too. But I dislike the fact that if we just sit around on a table at some kedai kopi and talk about politics. Simply because, there must be one or two things that we are not in common and the talk can be very sensitive, at times can it can lead to fights. Also, I do not like to hear accusations or "blame games" without a proper proof. Every party has their flaws. So it must be accepted.

To me, it's not wrong talking about it. It's just that, I don't like it. I like it when only they share the same kind of idea and thinking of what I thought.

The only thing I do not agree is that, how we say our country "is not our country". Probably it is true that we have flaws, it's true that some things in this country is not right. But is that the reason why we need to play the blame game and throw accusations which we may not know it is correct or not?

Bear in mind, we will be judged, for what we say in the Afterlife. We are not perfect. Needless to say, everyone is, not perfect. But we must strive to become perfect.

During the British occupation of Malaya, we, as in our people, sang the their anthem "God Save The Queen". When the Japanese landed on the beaches of Kelantan, raided the northern states of Malaya then finally expelled the British from Malaya, we sang their anthem named, "Kimigayo".
Four northern states of Malaya namely Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and Terrenganu were given to Thailand due to their support, paving the Japanese way to Malaya. Thus, these four states, have sang the Thai national anthem.
At one point, the people who were found to be disrespecting their national anthem when it was played were beaten or discriminated by the invading soldiers. Imagine having to be invaded and made to sang other's national anthem, where was the freedom there? Today when the national anthem is played, some of us do not even bother to sing the song, and realize the price of today's independence.

We had forgotten, that this place actually houses its dark history and how was it fought, which not many knew.

Some even show thumbs down to our own national flag. For what reason, have we gone that far to do that? With some even giving nickname to our country "Banglasia", I feel it's a shame doing that.
On contrary to it, simply pin-pointing the people of Bangladesh just sound so wrong to the point that it reaches the "real meaning of racism". We have hated racists, but we accuse others as Bangla and so on. That makes we're on the same par of those who were the bad guys, aren't we, correct? And as for rumors like bringing hundreds and thousands of planes to Malaysia with illegal immigrants, think again. Wouldn't it be suspicious unloading thousands of illegal immigrants on a runway alone? It's obnoxious.

Everything that goes in or out is checked by Custom Officers. And if we were to bring a lot of illegal immigrants, the United Nations or any international bodies would've suspect us as doing a large scale human trafficking. So far throughout the history, no governmental bodies have ever done this.
And lastly, cost. The flying cost, paying the company, pilot, staff and oil is a business. And it's of course, expensive! When I say oil here, the oil that fuels planes are not the same as the cars on the road. It's different and it's much costly.

Their country that time, have a political instability too. But should we make another party as part of the blame without a proper proof? Think again, not for the sake of your ideology, but for your country.

It's fine, when you have a different political view. But when you show disrespect to the country, I have to oppose that kind of thinking.

It's fine, when you wanted to speak out your rights as a race that lives in Malaysia. The Malays, Chinese, Indians and the Indigenous people here could voice their thoughts. That is not racism. But when you deny their rights and control their freedom, that is racism. Everyone could fight their rights equally as a different race living in the same country. Fairness, does not equal to justice.
Justice means you give them the exact proportion of rights as they should be given. Those who needed more help are given an extra attention. While fairness is you treat everyone the same, meaning everyone is treated the same, regardless on how severe the case they are going into.

Everyone wants to live with democracy and without racism. But many do not understand the concept of democracy and racism. Yet it is also very saddening when you do not know of what is happening, you then talked about how others corrupted or so, regardless of their political stances or ideology.

Speak with wise, words are the mirror of yourself. I am not a partisan, I am just a nationalist.
Asyraf Amir. 20130525.